By Tim Royner: Carl Frampton is already looking past his opponent Luke Jackson for this Saturday towards bigger matches against WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz and WBO champion Oscar Valdez. But before interim World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) can think of facing those two guys, he needs to defeat the unbeaten #5 WBO Jackson (16-0, 7 KOs) this Saturday night on August 18 at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
By Chris Williams: WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) is hoping to comeback from his broken jaw to defend his WBO title in December if he’s given the green light by his doctor to return to the ring.
By Allan Fox: WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez has the wires removed from his broken jaw on Friday, according to ESPN. Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) likely won’t resume fighting until early 2019, says his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank.
By Jim Dower: The winner of next month’s April 21st fight between former world champions Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) will be facing unbeaten WBO World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 14 KOs), as soon as he recovers from his broken jaw he suffered in his last fight against Scott Quigg on March 10.
By Jeff Aranow: WBO World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) had his broken jaw wired shut following his 12 round unanimous decision victory last Saturday night over Scott Quigg (34-2-2, 25 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Tim Royner: Scott Quigg (34-2-2, 25 KOs) says the biggest mistake he made last Saturday night against WBO World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) was not cutting the ring off enough to get to him and force him to fight in the middle rounds of their fight at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Jeff Aranow: Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) got more than he bargained for in defending his WBO featherweight title against Scott Quigg (34-2-2, 25 KOs) last Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Jim Dower: WBO World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) defeated former 122 lb. champion Scott Quigg (34-2-2, 25 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a fight that was a very hard one for the Mexican fighter on ESPN at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Chris Williams: Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg are still facing each other on Saturday night on ESPN after a brief morning scare. It was up to Valdez and Top Rank whether they wanted to go through with the fight against Quigg or not, and ultimately they decided to do it.
By Tim Royner: Carl Frampton says he’ll give Scott Quigg a rematch if he wins a world title this Saturday night in his fight against WBO World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez. Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) doubts Quigg will be able to get the job done against the hard-hitting Valdez (23-0, 19 KOs), but he does give him a puncher’s chance of winning the fight.